{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.shaheen.senate.gov//news/press/shaheen-statement-after-voting-against-the-nomination-of-kirstjen-nielsen-to-serve-as-dhs-secretary", "Shaheen Statement After Voting Against the Nomination of Kirstjen Nielsen to Serve as DHS Secretary", "2017-12-05", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "NH", "Jeanne Shaheen", "S001181", "www.shaheen.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Shaheen Statement After Voting Against the Nomination of Kirstjen Nielsen to Serve as DHS Secretary \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tDecember 05, 2017\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t(Washington, DC)\u2014U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement on her opposition to the nomination of Kirstjen Nielsen to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security. Nielsen\u2019s nomination was approved by a vote of 62 to 37:\r\n\u201cThe Trump administration\u2019s immigration policies have strayed significantly from our values as a nation,\u201d said Senator Shaheen. \u201cDuring her confirmation process, Ms. Nielsen did not provide sufficient assurances that she would lead towards a more sensible approach. The Department of Homeland Security should be using its resources to target criminals, not individuals who are productive members of our society.\u201d\u00a0\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.shaheen.senate.gov//news/press/shaheen-statement-after-voting-against-the-nomination-of-kirstjen-nielsen-to-serve-as-dhs-secretary"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7181079126894474, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}